No fewer than 95 people have been arrested after anti-Trump protesters clashed with Police in riot gear who responded with tear gas and stun grenades in Washington DC.
The angry protesters took to the streets after President Donald Trump was sworn in on Friday, smashing stores, car windows and obstructed the free flow of traffic in the city.
Friday and fought with police in riot gear who responded with tear gas and stun grenades.
According to Reuters, the number of people who turned out to view the midday swearing-in, on a gray day threatened by rain, appeared to be significantly smaller than the estimated 2 million who turned out for now-former President Barack Obama’s first inauguration in 2009.
Overhead video of the National Mall showed sections of the white matting laid down to protect the grass were largely empty.
More people were expected to be on hand when Trump and his entourage travel along Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House later Friday afternoon.
Earlier, liberal activists with a group called Disrupt J20 intermittently blocked multiple security checkpoints leading to the largest public viewing area for the inauguration. Several were led away by police.
by ROTMANLUV 2023-07-08, 17:34
